East Providence, Rhode Island
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| City of East Providence | |
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| NECTA | Providence-Fall River |
| County | Providence |
| Incorporated (town) | 1812 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1958 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Council-manager |
| - City council | Isadore S. Ramos Ph.D, Mayor Robert E. Cusack Bryan P. Silva Valerie A. Perry Bruce DiTraglia |
| - City manager | Richard M. Brown |
| Area | |
| - City | 43.02 km² (16.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 49,515 |
| - Density | 1,426/km² (3,692/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 02914-02916 |
| Website: http://www.eastprovidenceri.net/ | |
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 48,688 at the 2000 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.
It is a mainly Portuguese suburb of Providence. The town is home to the Rhode Island Stingrays soccer club.
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[edit] Geography
East Providence is located at (41.801500, -71.360824)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.0 km² (16.6 mi²). 34.7 km² (13.4 mi²) of it is land and 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it (19.33%) is water.
The following villages are located in East Providence:
- Source: RIGIS Villages data layer
The Mayor is Dr. Isadore Ramos
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 48,688 people, 20,530 households, and 12,851 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,401.8/km² (3,632.1/mi²). There were 21,309 housing units at an average density of 613.5/km² (1,589.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.49% White, 5.02% African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 4.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of the population.
There were 20,530 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,108, and the median income for a family was $48,463. Males had a median income of $34,342 versus $26,423 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,527. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
The population has large immigrant communities from Portugal, Cape Verde, Italy and Ireland.
[edit] Famous people from East Providence
- Claudia Jordan
- Rebecca DiPietro - 2006 WWE Diva Search Contestant
- Meredith Vieira, host of The Today Show
- Davey Lopes, former Major League Basball player
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell, (1806-1888), born in East Providence, apprentice on the Providence Patriot, later publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Baltimore Sun[1]
[edit] References
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
[edit] External links
- City of East Providence
- East Providence Police Department
- East Providence Fire Department
- East Providence Community Theatre
- East Providence School Department
- East Providence Public Library
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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